Omani wins Booker International Prize

Updated May 22 2019 - 9:38am, first published 9:34am
Jokha Alharthi has won the Man Booker International Prize for "Celestial Bodies".
Jokha Alharthi has won the Man Booker International Prize for "Celestial Bodies".

Omani author Jokha Alharthi has won the prestigious Man Booker International Prize for "Celestial Bodies," the story of three sisters in a desert country confronting its slave-owning past and the modern world.

Subscribe now for unlimited access.

$0/

(min cost $0)

or signup to continue reading

See subscription options

Get the latest Muswellbrook news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.